Gustavo Quintero (basketball)
| Caballeros de Culiacán | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | CIBACOPA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 17 December 1976 Nogales, Sonora, Mexico |
| Coaching career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| As a coach: | |
| 2016 | Halcones de Ciudad Obregón (Assistant) |
| 2018 | Soles de Ojinaga |
| 2019 | Santos del Potosí |
| 2020 | Soles de Ojinaga |
| 2020 | Huracanes de Tampico (Assistant) |
| 2021 | Soles de Ojinaga |
| 2021 | Libertadores de Querétaro (Assistant) |
| 2021– | Mexico (Assistant) |
| 2022 | Halcones de Xalapa (women) |
| 2022–2023 | Libertadores de Querétaro (Assistant) |
| 2024 | Ángeles de la Ciudad de México |
| 2025– | Caballeros de Culiacán |
Gustavo Quintero Pereda (born 17 December 1976) is a Mexican basketball coach. He is the head coach of the Caballeros de Culiacán.[1][2]
Coaching career
[edit]Quintero started his coaching career with Halcones de Ciudad Obregón in the CIBACOPA league.[3] He has coached teams such as Halcones de Xalapa (both men's and women's squads), Libertadores de Querétaro, Huracanes de Tampico, and Santos de San Luis.[4][5] Quintero has served as an assistant coach for Halcones de Ciudad Obregón and Zonkeys de Tijuana, and as head coach for Ángeles de la Ciudad de México in 2024.[6] Served as an assistant coach during tournaments such as the FIBA AmeriCup and the FIBA World Cup. Appointed head coach for Mexico during the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador (where the team won a silver medal) and the Pan American Games in Santiago.[7] In 2023, Gustavo Quintero Pereda was awarded “Athlete of the Year” in the Best Coach category in his hometown, Nogales, in recognition of his contributions to the sport and his impact on the basketball community. As of January 2025, Quintero is the head coach of Caballeros de Culiacán in the Liga Chevron CIBACOPA. His objective is to lead the team to its third championship, further solidifying his legacy within Mexican basketball.
Personal life
[edit]Gustavo Quintero is the older brother of fellow basketball coach Omar Quintero.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Caballeros de Culiacán anuncia a Gustavo Quintero Pereda como su nuevo head coach". Noroeste. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Gustavo Quintero dirigirá a La Nobleza". CIBACOPA. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "La tiene dificil Gustavo Quintero con Halcones". CIBACOPA. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Gustavo Quintero, nuevo coach de Santos de San Luis". Global Media Vallarta. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Gustavo Quintero será el entrenador de Halcones de Xalapa Femenil". Mas Noticias. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Los Ángeles de la Ciudad de México, Anuncian Oficialmente a Gustavo Quintero como Nuevo Entrenador, "Orgullo Mexicano"". CIBACOPA. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Gustavo Quintero concluye su campamento de baloncesto que impartió a niños y jóvenes mazatlecos". El Sol de Mazatlán. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Trujano, Saúl (23 August 2023). "Omar Quintero, el Jimmy Lozano del basquetbol mexicano". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2023.